Gulf Air switches maintenance provider

In a handing-over function held at the Gulf Air hangar at the Bahrain International Airport, Felix Ammann, Vice President Gulf Region Operations SR Technics handed over a symbolic key to Johnny Eng, General Manager SIACE in the presence of Gulf Air senior management to mark the transition.

Gulf Air Director of Special Projects Jasim Al Marzooqi said:  “The change in MRO service is part of our overall management strategy as it provides us with an opportunity to refocus on our engineering and maintenance systems and processes in order to improve our operational reliability, manage costs and have a self sufficient and robust aircraft maintenance system.”

Gulf Air signed a long-term Fleet Management Programme (FMP) contract with SIAEC in March this year. Under the contract, SIAEC will provide a wide range of services for Gulf Air's Airbus fleet, which will be performed in Bahrain and Singapore.